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Yes

Parklane's dedicated teachers are dynamic and enthusiastic professional educators. Native speakers of English, UK qualified and experienced, they have taught in a range of international schools around the world.

English as an Additional Language

French, German, Spanish, Czech

At both school sites, all major classrooms are equipped with top of the range interactive whiteboards with fully integrated high quality data projectors. The state-of-the-art Smartboards are connected to Apple Mac computers, including MacBook Air and MacBook Pro.

Yes

This is a very broad guide and the timings are given as maximums:
- Reception: Daily Reading/Letter sounds go home each week. Word building books are sent home once per week during the summer term.
- Year 1: Daily reading, weekly spelling.
- Year 2: Daily reading, weekly spelling and number work.
- Year 3: 25 minutes per night.
- Year 4: 30 minutes per night.
- Year 5: 40 minutes per night.
- Year 6: 50 minutes per night.

No

Assessment

Primary: Each applicant will be assessed according to their Key Stage entrance.
Secondary: an interview with the Principal and other members of the senior leadership team;
a trial day at school followed by feedback from each of the teachers involved;

No deadline.

Yes

IGCSE

No

Yes

Learning Support

The Learning Support Department exists to support pupils who need help with their learning so that they can achieve to the best of their ability. The degree of support varies according to the individual needs, the majority of pupils have moderate rather than severe learning difficulties. The Head of Learning Support is always happy to speak to parents and pupils in order to offer support and advice. In some circumstances where your child needs one to one intervention on a regular basis parents will be asked to financially support the appointment of a Learning support assistant for their child.

8:30 or 9:00 depending on the grade level.

15:30

Park Lane International School offers morning supervision from 08.00 to 08:45 for all pupils from Nursery to Year 5. ‘After –school supervision’ runs from 15:30-16:30 and is open to pupils from Nursery to Year 1. From 16:30 until 17:00, the school offers a ‘Late Supervision’ service for pupils from Nursery to Year 5.

Park Lane International School runs a successful after school club programme, where activities encourage confidence, teach new skills and allow children to socialise with pupils from other classes.

Yes

Due to allergies, please note that Park Lane International School is a nut-free school.

The curriculum at Park Lane means that pupils will embrace games (including invasion games, bat and ball and ball games), dance, gymnastics, athletics, and outdoor adventure games. Throughout the full education experience at Park Lane pupils will also experience swimming and water safety.

Playground, sports field

Yes

Park Lane has a broad and balanced curriculum and learner-centred study programme, where they continually aim to promote a culture of excellence, dedication and team spirit in all areas of school life, while striving to equip each of their learners with the necessary skills and attributes to become self-assured, caring and responsible members of the global community.

Park Lane International School follows the National Curriculum (NC) of England as a framework for educating our primary students. The NC continues to apply in the secondary school from Year 7 until Year 11 alongside the Cambridge Secondary 1 and 2 International Programmes. Our 17 to 18 year-olds (Years 12 - 13) will study the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.